Circa owner Derek Stevens joked that because his new downtown resort was expensive to build, he couldn’t afford to put in an arcade.
Richard N. Velotta
Richard N. “Rick” Velotta has covered business, the gaming industry, tourism, transportation and aviation in Las Vegas for 25 years. A former reporter and editor with the Las Vegas Sun, the Ogden (Utah) Standard-Examiner, the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff and the Aurora (Colo.) Sun, Velotta is a graduate of Northern Arizona University where he won the school’s top journalism honor. He became the Review-Journal's assistant business editor in September 2018.
Over the weekend, 375 Caesars customers received $20 in free slot machine play if they were wearing facial coverings and were Caesars Rewards loyalty card holders.
Three employees affiliated with the Northside Cafe at the Sahara tested positive for COVID-19 prompting executives to close the restaurant, the fourth closure in a week.
The man who helped develop the programming for “Star Trek The Experience” and “Caesars Magical Empire” in Las Vegas will direct content for the MSG Sphere at The Venetian.
When the Gaming Control Board ordered protective facial coverings at table games, the change was made because so many patrons weren’t wearing them voluntarily.
Circa CEO Derek Stevens surprised the public with his announcement Wednesday that his downtown resort would open in October. The icing on the cake: the topping out.
The 43-story, 1,118-suite hotel, the closest one to soon-to-open Allegiant Stadium, will reopen on the same day as Mandalay Bay and just behind neighboring Luxor.
State and local tax revenue from hotel operations in Nevada will be the fourth lowest among states in the nation in 2020, a new report says.
The state Gaming Control Board amended its stance on the use of protective facial coverings at blackjack, roulette, poker and craps tables to help protect dealers.
In a bid to have the most restrictive casino reopening plan in the country, the Gaming Commission won’t allow poker and will require facial coverings for all patrons.
The National Football League’s all-star game, the 2021 Pro Bowl, is heading for Las Vegas in January, but tourism leaders are unsure how big of a tourism draw it will be.
Caesars Entertainment Corp. quantified declines in revenue, cash flow and profit margins in Nevada, but increases at regional properties in the South and Midwest.
The American Gaming Association’s “Payments Modernization Policy Principles” come at a time when Nevada regulators are looking to upgrade the state’s digital transactions.
The state Gaming Control Board isn’t reconsidering requiring facial coverings for casino patrons, but it would if new COVID-19 cases would overburden Southern Nevada hospitals.
It took longer than most expected and the price is rising by $2.3 million every day, but it appears Reno-based Eldorado Resorts will soon hold the keys to Caesars Palace.